coalition
Coalition deserves praise for leading the world on aid transparency
The Coalition Government is set to lead the international movement for aid transparency, acting on their promises to publish all information on aid spending.
Leadership candidates line up to attack Coalition over cuts
Labour's leading leadership candidates have launched a series of attacks on the Coalition Government over the £6 billion of cuts.
Scotland faces 30,000 public sector job cuts
The Ernest and Young Item Club report makes clear that across Scotland making cuts now, will severely hamper the ability of the Scottish economy to recover from the recession.
Growth, not “painful” cuts, will lead to deficit reduction
The Coalition should not kid itself that making Britons swallow painful medicine will ward off the financial markets - austerity measures do not inevitably lead to deficit reduction.
A weak and divided voice – what the coalition means for Britain in Europe
If the Tories follow their instincts, they will try to scupper, or heavily water down, everything in Europe while the Lib Dems would do the opposite: division and weakness beckons.
We need “future proof” policies to address climate change & social injustice
The prime minister and deputy prime minister have been called on to adopt a “New Politics of the Future”, where long term threats are not ignored by short-termism.